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Red Sox’s Willson Contreras in injury scare with Yankees’ wild-card showdown looming

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McCarron, G. (2026, September 18). Red Sox’s Willson Contreras in injury scare with Yankees’ wild-card showdown looming. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/sports/red-soxs-willson-contreras-in-injury-scare-as-wild-card-looms/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-18 · by Grace McCarron

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Willson Contreras of the Boston Red Sox was hit by a pitch on his right hand during Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers. Despite showing signs of pain and needing medical attention, X-rays revealed no fractures, but Contreras is likely to miss Friday’s game due to swelling and bruising in his hand. The injury comes as the team prepares for potential playoff matchups, including a possible showdown with the Yankees in the AL Wild Card series where Contreras's hitting would be crucial.
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Willson Contreras, the first baseman for the Boston Red Sox, left Thursday night's game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch from Jakob Junis. The injury occurred in the eighth inning of Boston’s 4-3 victory over the Rangers. After examining Contreras on the field, trainers found some swelling but X-rays were negative for any fractures. Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said the team would take it day to day regarding Contreras's status moving forward.

Contreras was hit by a pitch in consecutive nights; he had been struck earlier during Wednesday’s game against the Rangers as well. With the American League Wild Card Series approaching, Boston will need to manage Contreras’s injury carefully if they hope to compete against strong teams like the Yankees or Rays. The Red Sox are set to play a crucial series against the Tampa Bay Rays beginning on Friday night in Tampa, where Contreras may miss the opener due to his hand injury.

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Boston Rangers Rays Tampa The Red Sox

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Contreras PERSON · 7× The Red Sox ORG · 3× Rays ORG · 2× Tampa ORG · 2× Boston GPE · 1× Jakob Junis PERSON · 1× Rangers ORG · 1× Sox ORG · 1× Trevor Story PERSON · 1× Willson Contreras PERSON · 1×

Narrative

We’ll see how I feel after taking this plane to Tampa.” Should the Rays come out on top of the AL East, the Red Sox will likely face the Yankees in the AL Wild Card series, one in which they’ll need their best hitters at 100% against one of the top pitching staffs in the league.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 The Red Sox had a scare on Thursday night when Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch on his right hand in the eighth inning of Boston’s 4-3 win over the Rangers.
2026-09-18 · New York Post
Red Sox’s Willson Contreras in injury scare with Yankees’ wild-card showdown looming · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 2 hedged)

The Red Sox had a scare on Thursday night when Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch on his right hand in the eighth inning of Boston’s 4-3 win over the Rangers. asserted
Contreras → have → Rangers
Contreras was struck on a first-pitch sinker from Jakob Junis in the eighth inning. asserted
Contreras → strike → inning
He walked to first base showing clear signs of pain before a trainer came to examine him and he went to the dugout. asserted
he → walk → dugout
Just a couple of batters later, Trevor Story hit a go-ahead three-run home run to help the Sox avoid the sweep by Texas. asserted
Sox → hit → Texas
Postgame, interim manager Chad Tracy said Contreras’s hand was bruised with a little swelling, but X-rays came back negative. asserted
rays → say → swelling
Tracy said the team will “take it day to day” with Contreras. asserted
team → say → Contreras
As the regular season winds down, the Red Sox will have to manage their injuries in their pursuit of a deep October run. asserted
Sox → wind → run
They open their weekend series against the red-hot Rays in Tampa on Friday night, possibly without their most consistent hitter. uncertain
They → open → hitter
Contreras said he probably won’t play in the series opener. asserted
he → say → opener
My hand was numb for like five minutes,” Contreras said. asserted
Contreras → say → minutes
“That was the reason I came out of the game. asserted
I → come → game
I have fractured, before, the same hand. asserted
I → fracture → hand
It felt like a fracture. asserted
It → feel → fracture
Thankfully, it’s not a fracture on the top of the bone.” asserted
it → ’ → bone
Contreras also expressed frustration over being frequently hit by pitches during his time in the big leagues. asserted
Contreras → express → leagues
This season, Contreras ranks third in the majors in hit-by-pitches. asserted
Contreras → rank → pitches
“If nobody does anything about it, I’m going to keep getting hit. asserted
I → do → it
That’s the way I see it. asserted
I → ’ → it
That’s it,” he explained. asserted
he → ’ → ?
“I mean, sore bones in the hands — might take two days, might take a week, might take ten days. uncertain
bones → mean → days
I don’t know. asserted
I → know → ?
We’ll see how I feel after taking this plane to Tampa.” Should the Rays come out on top of the AL East, the Red Sox will likely face the Yankees in the AL Wild Card series, one in which they’ll need their best hitters at 100% against one of the top pitching staffs in the league. asserted
they → see → league
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